Oil-delivery tank.



T. W. SKELTON.

o|L DELIVERY TANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAYH. 19l5.

Patented 06h. 26, 1915.

WIT/VESSES:

ATTORNEYS 4 citizen of the United States, and a resident SLTON, 0F LANSING, MIGHIG-M.

onanntrvnnr Tank.

To all who/m, t may concern.'

Beit known that l, Tnnvrs W. SknLToN, a

of Lansing, in the county of Tngham and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful llmprovement in Oil-Delivery Tanks, of which the following is a specification. v -f This invention relates to an improvement in oil delivery tanks, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to rovide an oil tank which may be suspende beneath a delivery wagon and from which oil may be readily dispensed to customers without danger of leakage, vand without danger of the odor of the oil permeating the groceries or other articles carried by the wagon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a delivery wagon with a pair of brackets depending from the wagon body and being provided with bearings for the reception of an oil tank in such manner that the tank may be rotated in one direction and another either for turning the spout or faucet upwardly for receivin oil in hlling the tank, or for turning it ownwardly when l oil is being dispensed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such a device as ll have described which will be extremely simple, durable, ef

ficient in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With. these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts herein described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccorn anying drawings inl which like characters o reference indicate like parts throughout the several gures, of which- Figure l represents a view in perspective of a delivery wagon equipped with a tank constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 represents a view in elevation partially in section of the device. Fig. 3 represents a view in section taken transversely on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4f represents a detail view in section taken on the plane indicated by the line 1 -4: of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, ll have illustrated a wagon whose body is indicated at 5, and whose rear axle is indicated at 6. Suspended vfrom the body behind the rear e, and at a suitable dis- Specication ot Letters Patent.

Application filed lltay 17, 19115. Serial No. 23,5%.

tance from each other, is a pair of brackets 7 The brackets may each be of any suitable deslgn, and so constructed as to provide a clrcular opening near its lower end for the reception of one end of a cylindrical oil tank indicated at 8. The openings in the brackets are arranged in horizontal alinement longitudinally of the wagon. The brackets are preferably made of channel iron, or at least that part of them defining the circular openlngs. is made of channel iron or is'suitably grooved for the reception of the roller bearings 1l which are mounted in the channels around the openings. may be disposed only in the lower part of the brackets if so desired, rather than be disposed entirely around theopenings. Each of the brackets is equipped with these roller bearings, so that the tank 8 may be readily rotated within them. l may, if found desirable, utilize ball bearings instead of the rollers.

The tank is equipped adjacent its ends with the bands or rings 12. These are disposed' against the brackets on the inner faces of the latter, and thus prevent longitudinal shifting movement of the tank relatively to the brackets, thus confining the latter to a rotary movement relatively to said brackets.

The tank which is closed at both ends, is provided at its rear end with a spout or faucet 13 of a relatively large cross sectional area, and which is controlled by a valve having a soplaredl stem llt. A suitable wrench may be employed for turning the valve to open or close the faucet. This faucet`- is adapted to be utilized both as means whereby the oil, gasolene, or other commodity, may be poured into the tank, and means whereby it may be dispensed from said tank. Tn order to ll the tank, the latter is rotated within the brackets until the spout or faucet is turned' upwardlyy into the position indicated in Fig. l. The valve is then opened, and the oil or other commodity is poured into the tank through the faucet.A This position of the tank is also maintained during the transportation of the tank by the wagon from place to place, in order that there will be no likelihood of the oil leaking out through the valve or through The roller bearings the joint connecting the faucet with the llltll through the medium of a chain or other flexible element indicated at 16. This clip or catch is provided -so/that it may be engaged with the tank when the latter is shifted into the position indicated in Fig. 1, whereby to prevent accidental relative rotation of the tank within the brackets. When, however, it is desired to dispense liquid from the tank, the clip is disengaged and the tank rotated until the spout or faucet is in its downward position as indicated in Fig. 2. The valve may then beturned into open position and the desired quantity of liquid withdrawn from the tank. By hav- Aing the tank thus rotatably supported within the brackets or hangers, an advantage is attained over the ordinary methodof sus,- pendin tanks from delivery wagons, in that the tan is not directly connected with the wagon body by means of retaining elements such as screws or nails, and thus no leakage will occur owing to the looseness of the fastening elements or to the formation of rust around them. A further advantage is attained by providing the tank with a bearing in which it may be turned, from the fact that the faucet may be utilized both as means for filling and emptying the tank, thus pro` viding for economy in the construction of the same, and for a reduction of thev parts connected with-the tank and around whichv leakage might possibly occur.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I may desire to make such changes inthe construction,

combination, and arrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

provided and is arranged with its inner end disposed adjacent the side of the tank opposite the side nearest which the faucet 13 is disposed. The vent which is controlled by the pet cock 18 may be opened to the desired degree when filling and em tying the tank so as to. provide for proper ow of oil.

claim:-

1. The combination with a wagon, of a p air of brackets sus ended in spaced relatlon to each other fliom the body thereof, sald brackets being provided with circular openings, anti-friction bearings carried by the brackets around the openlngs, a cylindrical tank extendin at its ends through the openings in the brac ets and resting against said anti-friction bearings Whereb the tank may be rotated relatively to the brackets, bands carried by the tank and engaging the brackets on the inner faces of the latter wherebyto prevent longitudinal movement of the tank relatively to the brackets, a faucet of relatively large cross sectional area -carried by the tank at one end thereof and being provided `with a` controlling valve, and a retaining element connected with the wagon and adapted to maintain the tank in adjusted position rotatably with respect to the brackets.

2. The combination with a wagon, of a pair of brackets suspended in spaced relation to each other from the wagon body, and being provided each with a plurality of antifrictlon bearings, a tank supported adjacent its ends b the brackets and enga ing against the antiriction bearings where y the tank may be rotated relatively to the brackets, means carried by the tank for preventing longitudinal movement thereof relatively to the brackets, a faucet carried at one end of the tank adjacent the periphery thereof whereby the tank may be filled and emptied, and means connected with the wagon for maintaining the tank in adjusted position An air vent in the form of a tube 17 is rotatably with respect to the brackets.

TREVIS WILLIAM- SKELTON.

`Witnesses:

ZELIN C. GooDELL, LOUIS E. PAI-MER. 

